Chemistry Careers

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Chemistry CareersPHS High SchoolLibraryLast Updated May 2012

Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library, through subscription databases, and through previewed free websites.

Print Resources: Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library

Subscription Databases: See library staff for user names and passwords.

  • Gale Science In Context: merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

  • Business and Company Resource Center: fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

  • ProQuestFull-text articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and educational journals.

  • SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®, SKS WebSelect™, SIRS Discoverer®, and Discoverer WebFind™. Updated daily, SKS provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations. Begin your research by performing a subject heading search. That will bring up a list of LC Subject Headings related to your search terms. If you are not returning many results through subject heading searches, try a keyword search. SIRS is not as intuitive as some of the other databases, so you need to be more flexible in your search terms and strategies. SIRS has an online Quick Start Guide with more detailed search strategies.

  • Student Resource Center: Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals.

Free Websites:

  • O*NET Online An occupational database sponsored by the US Department of Labor. It has many entry points, depending on you purpose. For this project, first try clicking on "Find Occupations", scroll down to "STEM Discipline" and select chemistry. If you don't find the results for which you are looking, try a keyword search in the "Occupation Search" field.

  • LifeWorks: Interactive career exploration (career finder) web site for middle and high school students published by the Office of Science Education of the National Institutes of Health. For best search results, use Boolean search terms (e.g., chemistry AND careers)

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook:The Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor, is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.

  • My Future.com: Myfuture.com helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military service opportunities from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor. Developed by the Department of Defense, myfuture.com features career, college and military content, allowing users to explore all possibilities and gain insight into each option.

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